Twelve Ugly Women of the 1970s

Led by the feminist movement, women made great strides in the 1970s for equal rights with men. But one thing they failed to accomplish that decade: How to look better. I’m unclear if the look at the time was considered attractive, or if beauticians just took the decade off. Whatever the case, some of the most famous woman of that era happened to be unattractive, to say the least. Let’s look:

1

Patti Smith

Patti Smith with Bob Dylan.

Singer and poet Smith was an influential person in the New York City punk rock movement.

Editor’s Note: Also she looked like Mick Jagger, who, in turn is and was incredibly ugly.

2

Gloria Steinem

Activist Steinem actually wasn’t that bad looking back then, but those 1970s glasses make even a beauty queen look like the ugly girl in the room.

Editor’s Note: Sorry, but however sort-of attractive she was, she hated men and all the stood for. U.G.L.Y. She ain’t got no alibi.

3

Annie Leibovitz

Somehow, Leibovitz became famous for taking photos. But definitely not for being in them.

Editor’s Note: She looks like Marlie Matlin and Martina Navratalova somehow had a baby.

4

Sandra Bernhard

Bernhard became famous on the comedy scene in the 70s, despite one of the most hideous faces in comedy.

Editor’s Note: Rumor has it she might have actually been Willem Dafoe. The two were never seen at the same time together. Coincidence?

5

Golda Meir

The no-nonsense Israeli leader almost single-handedly scared the Palestinians out of the Middle East.